The Act, which is in the draft stage, intends to strengthen the party's brainchild - the Mohalla Samiti - giving it the financial powers and a status on a par with gram sabhas in rural areas.

The Mohalla Samiti will also have the power to recall a councillor, a point which may come in conflict with the MCD, where the BJP is in power.

Most importantly, says a senior AAP member, "it will make the MLAs sit in the Assembly and the secretariat and make way for the Mohalla Samiti members to take all the key decisions related to development. From constructing a road, to school to financial disbursements and getting the approval for a key public project, the Mohalla Samitis will reign supreme."